On This Day

Saturday, July 18, 1903

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Americans	49	27	.645	--
Athletics	44	31	.587	4.5
Naps	39	33	.542	8.0
Highlanders	34	34	.500	11.0
Tigers	35	36	.493	11.5
White Sox	34	38	.472	13.0
Browns	30	38	.441	15.0
Senators	23	51	.311	25.0

Games

Americans 5, Tigers 3

Senators 3, White Sox 2

Senators 3, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	53	23	.697	--
Giants	46	28	.622	6.0
Cubs	46	33	.582	8.5
Reds	39	35	.527	13.0
Superbas	37	35	.514	14.0
Beaneaters	30	44	.405	22.0
Cardinals	27	50	.351	26.5
Phillies	23	53	.303	30.0

Games

Cubs 3, Beaneaters 2

Beaneaters 5, Cubs 4

Phillies 5, Reds 4

Reds 6, Phillies 3

Pirates 3, Giants 2

Superbas 8, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Orth	6
2	Boileryard Clarke	5
2	Mike Donlin	5
2	Charles Moran	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charles Moran	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy Hulswitt	3
1	Jimmy Sheckard	3
3	Pat Carney	2
3	Sam Crawford	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	2
1	Mike Donlin	2
1	Johnny Evers	2
1	Jimmy Sheckard	2
5	16 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Young	1.12
2	Watty Lee	0.50
2	Deacon Phillippe	0.50
4	Ned Garvin	0.40
4	John Malarkey	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	Jack Harper	1
1	Watty Lee	1
1	John Malarkey	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Young	9
2	Bob Ewing	5
2	Deacon Phillippe	5
4	Ned Garvin	4
4	5 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.369
2	Roger Bresnahan	.366
3	Fred Clarke	.349
4	Nap Lajoie	.342
5	Ginger Beaumont	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	7
2	Hobe Ferris	6
3	Ginger Beaumont	5
3	Sam Mertes	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Socks Seybold	55
2	Honus Wagner	54
3	Charlie Hickman	51
4	Buck Freeman	50
4	Sam Mertes	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Sheckard	37
2	Frank Chance	32
3	Sam Mertes	28
4	Honus Wagner	27
5	Dan McGann	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.91
2	Cy Young	1.95
3	Bill Donovan	1.97
4	Addie Joss	1.97
5	Earl Moore	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	18
2	Christy Mathewson	17
2	Rube Waddell	17
2	Cy Young	17
5	Deacon Phillippe	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	209
2	Christy Mathewson	129
3	Bill Donovan	113
3	Cy Young	113
5	Wiley Piatt	105

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dinneen	2
1	Joe McGinnity	2
1	Roscoe Miller	2
1	Henry Schmidt	2
5	17 tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.416
2	Jake Beckley	.415
3	Ginger Beaumont	.411
4	Tommy Leach	.388
5	Harry Davis	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Donlin	3
1	Buck Freeman	3
3	John Anderson	2
3	Ginger Beaumont	2
3	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	14
2	Jake Beckley	13
2	Jimmy Callahan	13
2	Socks Seybold	13
5	Joe Stanley	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Beckley	9
1	Frank Chance	9
1	Mike Donlin	9
4	Harry Bay	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Watty Lee	0.00
2	Bill Bernhard	0.61
3	Addie Joss	0.99
4	George Winter	1.00
5	2 tied	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Donovan	4
1	Noodles Hahn	4
1	John Malarkey	4
1	Joe McGinnity	4
1	Cy Young	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	48
2	Bill Donovan	32
3	Cy Young	28
4	Jack Chesbro	21
5	Noodles Hahn	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Cronin	1
1	Clarence Currie	1
1	Davey Dunkle	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.417
2	Ginger Beaumont	.415
3	Nap Lajoie	.411
4	Honus Wagner	.408
5	Patsy Dougherty	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	4
1	Honus Wagner	4
3	Mike Donlin	3
4	John Anderson	2
4	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	30
2	Buck Freeman	25
3	Jimmy Callahan	23
4	Charlie Hickman	20
5	Joe Stanley	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	12
1	Ducky Holmes	12
3	Charlie Dexter	11
4	Jake Beckley	10
4	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	1.10
2	Cy Young	1.41
3	Bill Dinneen	1.61
4	Doc White	1.62
5	Highball Wilson	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Noodles Hahn	7
1	Cy Young	7
3	Bill Bernhard	6
3	John Malarkey	6
3	Joe McGinnity	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	69
2	Bill Donovan	47
3	Christy Mathewson	42
4	Cy Young	38
5	John Malarkey	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Cronin	1
1	Clarence Currie	1
1	Davey Dunkle	1
1	Ned Garvin	1
1	6 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.352
2	Nap Lajoie	.344
3	Charlie Hickman	.343
4	Ginger Beaumont	.343
5	Fred Clarke	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	13
2	Hobe Ferris	11
2	Socks Seybold	11
4	Charlie Hickman	9
5	Tommy Leach	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	109
2	Tommy Leach	103
3	Charlie Hickman	101
4	Socks Seybold	100
5	Honus Wagner	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	56
2	Dave Fultz	53
3	Sam Mertes	50
4	Frank Chance	49
5	Jimmy Sheckard	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	1.97
2	Cy Young	2.03
3	Rube Waddell	2.10
4	Ed Siever	2.11
5	Doc White	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Waddell	36
2	Cy Young	31
3	Bill Dinneen	27
4	Joe McGinnity	26
4	2 others tied	26

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	363
2	Christy Mathewson	217
3	Bill Donovan	199
4	Cy Young	184
5	Togie Pittinger	170

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dinneen	2
1	Sam Leever	2
1	Joe McGinnity	2
1	Roscoe Miller	2
1	Henry Schmidt	2